Let’s Try Lace
Mon, 08 Mar
|QT Canberra
Learn how to interpret and follow Lace Charts with Pru Raymond.


Time & Location
08 Mar 2027, 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm
QT Canberra, 6 Marcus Clarke St, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia
About the event
Love the look of knitted lace but don’t know where to start? Learn how to interpret and follow Lace Charts with Pru Raymond. We will practice the basic building block stitches of lace: decreases and yarn overs, and explore blocking techniques to give our lace knitting a professional finish.
Materials and tools
What to bring:
Needles: 4 mm knitting needles (circular or straight)
Yarn: 1 x 50g ball/cake of 8ply yarn
What will be provided (for classroom use only):
Scissors
Pens and pencils
Pre-requisite skills
This workshop is designed for novice knitters and above. No prior knowledge of Lace Knitting is required. Ability to read a pattern is an advantage but not required.
What's included
3 hours of expert instruction from Pru Raymond in a small group setting
Afternoon tea
VIP 2-day pass to the Australian Yarn Show from March 6th to 7th at QT Canberra including:
Australian Yarn Show 2027 Show bag
One coffee voucher per day (Saturday and Sunday) for barista coffee cart
One 2027 digital access pass to all the talks on the main stage
Please note that the digital access pass will not be activated until a few weeks after the conclusion of the Show.
About the facilitator
Pru Raymond is Australia’s leading knitting teacher. She has taught over 250 knitting workshops in Australia, New Zealand and USA, empowering knitters to take on more creative, colourful and technically challenging projects that incorporate steeking, stranded colourwork, brioche, intarsia, entrelac and knitted lace. Pru has worked as a qualified teacher for 20 years. She combines her expertise as a professional educator and her lifelong passion for knitting to develop original, engaging knitting workshops that are inclusive of all learners. Pru has an in-depth knowledge of diverse techniques and styles and demonstrates skills for her students in English, Combination and Continental Styles. Pru also designs and publishes knitting patterns and has produced a range of knitting themed books which are available in select yarn stores and on Amazon globally. Learn more at www. dearpru.com
Tickets
General Workshop Ticket
Sale ends
28 Feb 2027, 11:59 pm
This ticket is valid for one attendee
$210.00
GST included
Total
$0.00